Aizoon canarienseAizoon canariense is a species of small leafy annual plant in the family Aizoaceae.DescriptionThe plant can grow up to tall. Its branches spread on the ground, its leaves are petiolate, somewhat fleshy and hairy. It has small flowers with long sepals, yellowish inside, and no petals.Distribution and habitatThe plant can be found in warm arid to semi-arid areas including Macaronesia, Arabia, Pakistan, North Africa and Southern Africa.UsesBedouins of Egypt made a gruel from the ground seeds and the leaves are locally consumed in times of famine.